By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | To make expulsion hearings more equitable for Recovery School District students, the state-run agency will coordinate hearings at its 66 New Orleans schools through a central office. The RSD Expulsion Hearing Office, once responsible for conducting hearings only at schools the district runs directly, will now oversee […]
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Board trims some funding requests but approves four; seeks to develop protocol
The Warren Easton Board of Directors granted requests for funding from several groups at their monthly meeting, April 18. The board unanimously approved the dance team’s request for $3,000 to cover travel expenses to nationals in Florida. The team won the state competition and will compete in Orlando at the end of June. The Parent […]
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Head won far fewer precincts, but turned out more voters, map of at-large results shows
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Racial crossover voting and low black voter turnout appear to be the keys to City Councilwoman Stacy Head’s narrow victory Saturday in the election for an at-large seat. Head, who is white, won far fewer precincts than challenger Cynthia Willard-Lewis, who is black, but the turnout was […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The April 23 board meeting of the Hynes Charter School Corporation has been released. The meeting is at 5 p.m. Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, April 23, 2012 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 990 Harrison Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124 (in the library) Agenda Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval […]
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Board approves next year’s budget; $2.4 million expected
The New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Board of Directors approved the school’s budget for next year on Thursday. The school expects to get $2.4 million in the 2012-13 school year, with about a million each coming from state and local per-student funding, and an additional $240,000 from a federal grant. It expects to spend […]
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Report reveals divide between "spillionaires" and others in Plaquemines
In Plaquemines Parish, “residents live with disasters,” Richard A. Blink Jr. said Friday, the two-year anniversary of the BP oil spill. But as Blink and others pointed out, some residents live with disaster better than others, and indeed, the oil disaster affected residents differently. Blink, a small-business owner, was among those attending the release of […]
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Orleans School Board likely to raise taxes, citing projected loss from voucher law
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Citing a drain in state funding, the Orleans Parish School Board likely will increase city property taxes by 4 percent to raise an additional $6.8 million for 2013. Board officials say new education legislation, particularly Gov. Bobby’s Jindal’s statewide private-school voucher program that will use public money, […]
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Forum discusses successful schools tonight
Three educators will discuss best practices for successful schools tonight at a Loyola University forum. The League of Women Voters of New Orleans has partnered with the Loyola Institute for Quality and Equity in Education to present a public form, “High Schools in New Orleans – What Works?” at 7 p.m. in Loyola’s Miller Hall. […]
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What's with City Hall's ongoing campaign to kill District Councils?
The New Orleans City Council will soon vote on the future of citizen participation in our city. It’s an ideal mandated by both a post-Katrina amendment to the City Charter and the city’s long-overdue master plan. But despite overwhelming popular support, it appears to be in grave peril.